PSDR/IF crashes Win 7 64-bit

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(Did not find anything similar to this - sorry if it is a repeat though.)
What steps will reproduce the problem?
Crashes seem random, but so far seems to involve using point and click freq 
changes.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
First sign of abnormal op is a message saying that PSDR encountered a problem 
and needs to close, followed by return to the Win 7 desktop.
The Task Manager shows no PSDR app running, but the PSDR process cannot be 
stopped.
The system blue screens within a minute or two.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Using v 1.19.3.5 on a Win 7 Home Premium (64-bit) HP Pavilion.  
this has the AMD Athlon II 3 GHz processor and 4 GB RAM.  PSDR/IF is the only 
app running.

Please provide any additional information below.
FT-950 CAT at 9600 baud, n,8,1 no RTS. LP-Pan -> EMU 0202 at 192 Ksps. EMU 
driver downloaded from their site. I believe this is v6.0.1.1.  EMU firmware 
updated to v8.04 also by download.  No latency more than 200 usec per DPC 
latency checker.
Please email me at <my call> at arrl dot net if you have any Q's.
Tnx, Mike, nn6q

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mchin...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 11:17

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i have the same problem, using windows 7 64bit (nl).
I installed the latest version of power sdr/if 1.19.3.5
program wil start, i can configure it, but when i try to start then a message 
appears that it stop functioning and wil be shutdown.

Funny is that version powersdr/if 0.92 whas running for a long time fine on w7 
64bit.
pitty is that now on this moment this version is not working smotheles anymore 
with hrd so frequence reading is failing now, absolut now idear why becaus 
nothing changed on the computer.

greatings
pa3hea

Original comment by b...@bwautomatisering.nl on 12 Dec 2010 at 12:12

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I have just started using Power SDR on my Elecraft K-3.  I freezes up after a 
minute or 2 and I have to restart every time.  I found that I can eliminate the 
problem by changing the BAUD rate below 38400 and then it works fine.  Am using 
a new Dell Laptop P5 with 8 GB RAM.  I also use the E-MU Tracker Pro II sound 
card, and a Keyspan USB to Serial Adapter.  using Windows 7 drivers for both 
items.

any help?

Ron
AE6RH
ae6rh@arrl.net

Original comment by ronmid...@gmail.com on 3 Jan 2011 at 12:09

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I finally gave up trying to fix it and sold the IF2000, LP Pan, and EMU 0202.  
After talking to the manufacturer, the new owner is sending the unit back to 
TelePost.  So now it looks like a hardware issue may have caused some of the 
problems. With respect to Ron's comments, I always ran the serial interface at 
9600 BAUD.  Ron, the only thing I can suggest is that you see if your laptop 
has anything going on in the background that is grabbing the processor(s) when 
it should be crunching data in the ASIO stream or servicing the serial port.  
You can check this by going to http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml 
and downloading the free latency checker.
Sorry I cannot offer more help.  With 20/20 hindsight, I should have shelled 
out the extra $$$ for something like the SDR-IQ by RF Space and the version of 
PSDR supported by Moetronics.  BTW I still appreciate the time and effort WU2X 
has *given* to everyone using his version, but he has a "real" day job and 
family.
GL & 73,
Mike, NN6Q

Original comment by mchin...@gmail.com on 5 Jan 2011 at 1:46

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i had power sdr working fine on win 7 pro 64 bit until i installed win 7 
service pack 1 on 2-23-11. now she shuts down when i click 'start'.
has anyone else seen this?
73,
ken, wz6p

Original comment by kennyma...@gmail.com on 25 Feb 2011 at 5:05

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I get the "Input string was not in a correct format" under Windows 7, 64-bit. I 
do wonder if it is because I had other versions of PowerSDR installed at 
differnt times and it is finding something left behind by a previous version. 
73,
Gene, W1EBR

Original comment by EBR...@gmail.com on 28 Feb 2011 at 10:59

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The latest: after un and reinstalling, pwr sdr and lp bridge it works!
Btw, I just noticed that lp bridge has an updated GUI. I had to be sure
And check that no redundant virtual port fields were checked. If they
Were, it would crash or lock up when I tried to 'start'.
I actually got the windows blue screen of death at one point!
Havent seen that in years!
-wz6p

Original comment by kennyma...@gmail.com on 28 Feb 2011 at 3:01

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Hi, all! I'm also have the BSOD problem in usin PSDR/IF under Windows 7, 64-bit.
Setup: IC-703; IF SDR by EU1ME 
http://www.cqham.ru/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=78138&d=1300217588 ; HRD5
Crashes not stable. 

First, PSDR encountered a problem and needs to close, followed by return to the 
Win 7 desktop. The Task Manager shows no PSDR app running, but the PSDR process 
cannot be stopped. The system blue screens within a minute or five, aperiodical.

Original comment by Al.RK...@gmail.com on 17 Mar 2011 at 9:56

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Has anyone found an answer the the random lock and crash of PWRSDR IF on win 7 
64bit? 
FT2000/LP PN no preamp/ 202 USB sound card (beta drivers) /Prolifiv USB to 
serial.  

Random lock up and blue screen seems to be linked to freq changes, PWER IF 
service cannot be ended with Task MAN (hardware should not lock this process). 
If the process is allowed to continue without reboot it will cause video 
corruption (like PAL signal) followed by blue screen dump.  
Has anyone got this running with similar hardware?? 

Original comment by VE3...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2011 at 9:23

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For anyone with the problem still please consider these questions, to help us 
understand the issue:

1. Does it happen when PowerSDR is idle, or do you have to be interacting with 
PowerSDR actively to cause the fault?
2. Are you using a USB to serial port converter cable?
3. If the problem occurs when you aren't actively interacting with PowerSDR/IF, 
then try to download a newer stock version of PowerSDR from FlexRadio (version 
2.0.x) and see if you can duplicate your issue on that version. This is to 
isolate the change to PowerSDR/IF. Also keep in mind they have been making 
fixes for a year+ over 1.19.3, so it possible we get many Win 7 related fixes 
when we pull in a new base version. 

*** NOTE - Most if not all of these issues are causes by USB to Serial 
converter cables. ****

Original comment by mccleme...@gmail.com on 15 May 2011 at 4:17

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1. No
2. No
3. The crashes happen in differnt modes
A. When interacting with the program.  I can make it crash by changing 
frequency by grabbing the spectrum window and changing frequency.  The program 
may freeze.
B. Click on the Setup window then click SetupIF then click the red X to close 
setup.  Click close program then Blue screen of death.  If click Check 
online... then it may not completely crash windows.  

I will update this later but I just crashed PowerSDR-IF by doing the above and 
I don't want to loose what I have written. 

Original comment by aaronm10...@gmail.com on 12 Jun 2011 at 4:38

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If I click "check online...." and I don't get blue screen then when I try to 
restart the program I can not restart it.  I click START and get a screen 
refresh then START clears and the program stops.  

I have also had a mode where it randomly sets the K3 to 0.5 or 54Mhz or the RIT 
starts increasing until it maxes out at +9.99 but the main frequency display 
stays stable.  

I will try to figure out what actions precede these defects and update this 
listing.
WD0FAA

Original comment by aaronm10...@gmail.com on 12 Jun 2011 at 4:48

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There seems to be a number of issues under Windows 7. However, it's not a Win7 
issue but rather there seems to be many uncaught exceptions in the code base. I 
have reviewed the new 2.0.x PowerSDR code base and had a look at the current 
PowerSDR/IF code base. Many of the issues can be mitigated if the developers 
catch the exceptions. 

I have had PowerSDR/IF crash more than the current PowerSDR 2.0.x and GSDR 
(Genesis Radio) apps on a consistent basis.

Likewise, CPU usage can be reduced it both PowerSDR and PowerSDR/IF were 
switched to SlimDX to take advantage of the screen routines. GSDR saw a 
substantial drop in CPU usage which left more for DSP processing.

Original comment by Gary.Her...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2012 at 8:05

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I have continuous and random crashes of PowerSDR IF v1.19.3.5 on Windows 7 
32bit!  It doesn;t take much to crash -- just about any activity on the GUI in 
or out of config will cause it, but inconsistent.  

I was running the same version previously on XP SP3 and had no problems.  It 
seems it may be related to Cat Control of FT-2000 -- setting to tune polling at 
100ms seems to cause it to be unstable, but setting it higher causes the 
response between the radio and PowerSDr to be unusable.  Also, tried various 
baud rates, no joy.

Windows 7 with dot net 3.5
FT-2000 with RFSpace IF-2000 board
LP-PAN2 IQ SDR
EMu0204 sound card

Original comment by cfnordst...@gmail.com on 20 Mar 2014 at 5:42

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I have continuous and random crashes of PowerSDR IF v1.19.3.5 on Windows 7 
64bit!  It doesn;t take much to crash -- just about any activity on the GUI in 
or out of config will cause it, but inconsistent.  When it crashes cannot 
deactivate the process in the task manager and when I shut down the pc I get 
the BSOD.  Any Solutions to try?

Windows 7 with dot net 3.5
FT-2000D with RFSpace IF-2000 board
LP-PAN2 IQ, SDR IQ
EMu0404 sound card

Original comment by Shaddowd...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2014 at 3:02